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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="+4"><i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">LAME</font></i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
  V3.98<BR>
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    A<font color="#3366FF">in't an</font> M<font color="#3366FF">P3</font> E<font color="#3366FF">ncoder</font></BIG></font> 
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><STRONG>Open Source Project <BR>
  <A HREF="http://www.mp3dev.org">http://www.mp3dev.org</A> </STRONG></P>
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<LI><A HREF="node6.html#SECTION00310000000000000000"> Introduction</A> 
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    <LI><A HREF="node6.html#SECTION00311000000000000000"> The purpose of audio 
      compression</A> 
    <LI><A HREF="node6.html#SECTION00312000000000000000"> The two parts of audio 
      compression</A> 
    <LI><A HREF="node6.html#SECTION00313000000000000000"> Compression ratios, 
      bitrate and quality</A> 
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<LI><A HREF="examples.html"> Some command line examples</A> 
<LI><A HREF="modes.html"> CBR, ABR and VBR: the 3 encoding modes</A> 
<LI><a href="basic.html">Basic command line switch reference</a> 
<LI><a href="switchs.html">Full command line switch reference</a> 
<LI><a href="id3.html">ID3 tags</a> 
<LI><a href="history.html">History</a> 
<LI><a href="contributors.html">Contributors</a><BR>
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